Shadows

Question 1

Who choreographed Shadows?

Answer 1

Christopher Bruce

Question 2

What type of stage is Shadows performed on?

Answer 2

Black-box

Question 3

What is placed on the stage?

Answer 3

-table
-bench
-2 stools
-coat stand

Question 4

Costumes?

Answer 4

~1930-1940s style
~daughter wears an off-white blouse and a grey pencil skirt(school-like)
~mother wears a flowery dress with ruffles and buttoned up to the top
~father wears a long sleeved shirt and a brown/beige waistcoat with black trousers
~son wears an oversized off-white t-shirt and blue trousers

Question 5

Themes?

Answer 5

Family
Fear
Poverty
Depravity

Question 6

Choreographic intention?

Answer 6

A small family coming to terms with poverty, deprivation and the realisation of what lies outside their family home.

Question 7

Aural setting?

Answer 7

violin and piano. No breaks in tempo. Broken cards, staccato sounds. Continuous fast paced section, contrasted to slower sections.

Question 8

Dance style?

Answer 8

Classical contemporary (neo-classical)

Question 9

lighting?

Answer 9

White light only. Used to create sense of a room.

Question 10

Structure?

Answer 10

Solo, duet, trio, quartet